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New Publication in Preservation, Digital Technology, & Culture “Using 3D/VR for research and cultural heritage preservation”
Using 3D/VR for Research and Cultural Heritage Preservation: Project Update on the Virtual Ganjali Khan Project. This paper describes the Virtual Ganjali Khan Project, an ongoing research initiative that is using 3D scanning and immersive virtual reality (VR) technologies to document a large historical landmark in the desert city of Kerman, Iran, the Ganjali Khan […]
August 6, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off
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New Publication in the Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy, “Barriers to Supporting Accessible VR in Academic Libraries”
Co-authored with Jasmine Clark (Digital Scholarship Librarian, Temple University Library) Published in The Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy, https://jitp.commons.gc.cuny.edu/barriers-to-supporting-accessible-vr-in-academic-libraries/ Virtual reality (VR) shows great promise for enhancing the learning experience of students in higher education and academic libraries are at the forefront of efforts to bring VR into the curriculum as an innovative learning tool. This paper reviews […]
May 20, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off
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Paper Published in Library Trends: “Reconsidering technical labor in information institutions: The case of analog video digitization”
My paper “Reconsidering technical labor in information institutions: The case of analog video digitization” was just published in a special issue of Library Trends on “Labor in Academic Libraries.” It was a pleasure working with editors Emily Drabinski, Aliqae Geraci, and Roaxanne Shirazi, and I’m honored to be included in this important collection of essays that tackle pressing questions […]
January 25, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off
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Paper Published in IJDC: “Challenges and Directions in 3D and VR Data Curation”
The third paper from our IMLS-funded LIB3DVR Project was published in December 2019 in the International Journal of Digital Curation: “Challenges and Directions in 3D and VR Data Curation: Findings from a Nominal Group Study” http://www.ijdc.net/article/view/588/551 Authors: Nathan Hall (Virginia Tech); Juliet Hardesty (Indiana University); Zack Lischer-Katz (University of Oklahoma); Jennifer Johnson (Indiana University – Purdue […]
January 2, 2020 / ZLK / Comments Off
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Book Chapter Now Available: “Integrating 3D and VR into Research and Pedagogy in Higher Education”
I am happy to announce that I have just published a chapter, co-authored with Matt Cook (Head of Emerging Technologies, University of Oklahoma Libraries) titled, “Integrating 3D and VR into Research and Pedagogy in Higher Education.” It appears in a new book put out by ALA Editions, Beyond Reality: Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality in the […]
March 14, 2019 / ZLK / Comments Off
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Our CLIR Report on 3D and VR in Teaching and Research Published Today!
I’m happy to announce that this CLIR report that I helped edit is now available! Check out the press release here. Here is the table of contents:
February 26, 2019 / ZLK / Comments Off
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Presentation at ALISE ’18 Conference (Denver, CO, Feb. 6-9): Evaluating Virtual Reality Use in Academic Library-Supported Course Integrations
I presented a Work in Progress Poster at the upcoming Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Annual Conference, titled “Evaluating Virtual Reality Use in Academic Library-Supported Course Integrations: Methodology and Initial Findings.” This poster presented ongoing research I am conducting with colleagues at University of Oklahoma Libraries that seeks to understand the impact […]
January 16, 2018 / ZLK / Comments Off
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Presentation at Imagined Forms: Modeling and Material Culture, Center for Material Culture Studies, University of Delaware (Nov. 17-18).
I presented a paper titled, “Lasers, points, and polygons: Epistemologies for 3D modeling the world” at Imagined Forms: Modeling and Material Culture, Center for Material Culture Studies, University of Delaware (Nov. 17-18). It was an excellent program with keynotes by Johanna Drucker (Information Studies, UCLA) and Peter Galison (History of Science, Harvard University).
November 4, 2017 / ZLK / Comments Off
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Presentation at the Association for Information Science and Technology Conference (Oct. 27 – Nov. 1, Washington, DC)
This October at the annual ASIST conference, I exhibited a visual presentation entitled “Techniques of Visual Knowledge Construction in the Practices of Analog Videotape Digitization.” http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pra2.2017.14505401140/full
August 14, 2017 / ZLK / Comments Off
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Presentation at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference in Chicago (March 22-26): “De-Materialized Evidence: Film Archival Holdings and the Transition to Digital Technology”
In March, I’ll be presenting at a workshop at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) conference in Chicago (March 22-26) organized and chaired by Sabrina Negri (University of Chicago, Cinema and Media Studies) entitled, “De-Materialized Evidence: Film Archival Holdings and the Transition to Digital Technology.” I’m very honored to be presenting alongside Giovanna Fossati […]
November 20, 2016 / ZLK / Comments Off
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